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embassy in libya, including our u.s. ambassador to libya christopher stevens. i am joined by bret baier live in washington. we heard from governor romney and we await the president, bret. >> three big things here, one is obviously the death of ambassador stevens, well respected in the diplomatic core, and tragic death here with these protestors in firing a rocket-propelled grenade in the consulate in benghazi and three other americans killed there. if you look at the situation in libya, when gaddafi was removed not a single american service member or diplomat was killed in that whole operation and yet four have been lost here. secondly you have the overarching question about the arab spring, and how it is playing out, and how it is not playing out, much like it was sold at the beginning of the talk of the arab spring, when it was going from the beginning and then third is the politics of all of this. you just heard governor romney talking about that original statement from the cairo embassy, essentially saying that they were speaking down, condemning this video
embassy in libya, including our u.s. ambassador to libya christopher stevens. i am joined by bret baier live in washington. we heard from governor romney and we await the president, bret. >> three big things here, one is obviously the death of ambassador stevens, well respected in the diplomatic core, and tragic death here with these protestors in firing a rocket-propelled grenade in the consulate in benghazi and three other americans killed there. if you look at the situation in libya,...
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ambassador to libya chris stevens. the first american ambassador killed in the line of duty since 1979. raising alarm bells about american outposts all around the globe. >> i've directed my administration to increase the security at diplomatic posts around the world. make no mistake, we will work with the libyan government to bring to justice the killers who attacked our people. >> mr. are early signs the attack was planned and the protest outside the consulate related to anti-muslim movie may have been a diversion. senior u.s. official stressed it's early in the investigation, u.s. a probing all leads including the possibility the attack was tied to the 9/11 anniversary. >> it was a coordinated military style commando type raid that had direct fire and indirect fire, military movements involved in it. if this was a well-planned, well targeted event no, doubt about it. >> the president did not take questions. so he was not pressed on whether security was tight enough on the anniversary. or how he specifically plans to
ambassador to libya chris stevens. the first american ambassador killed in the line of duty since 1979. raising alarm bells about american outposts all around the globe. >> i've directed my administration to increase the security at diplomatic posts around the world. make no mistake, we will work with the libyan government to bring to justice the killers who attacked our people. >> mr. are early signs the attack was planned and the protest outside the consulate related to...
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aircraft landed in libya. it is expected to take off any time now with the four dead as well as wounded in the benghazi attack. we expect that to happen any time. it is not clear whether they will be brought to the u.s. or brought to another military hospital in route. there are no u.s. personnel left in the consulate in benghazi. a house now being guarded by local libyan release. 50 marines will not be going to the site of the attack in benghazi. they will stay in the capital to protect the embassy. >> in a world where everyone can post on-line to the world, jennifer, we are now faced with this guy in florida, this quote, preacher, unquote, who has a congregation of much less than 40 it is my understanding who put a video on-line apparently really, really disparaging the prophet mohammed and inflaming at least part of the world. that may not be the reason the attack on the ambassador happened but it has contributed. the top u.s. general has called this guy in florida. his name i don't want to use because i do
aircraft landed in libya. it is expected to take off any time now with the four dead as well as wounded in the benghazi attack. we expect that to happen any time. it is not clear whether they will be brought to the u.s. or brought to another military hospital in route. there are no u.s. personnel left in the consulate in benghazi. a house now being guarded by local libyan release. 50 marines will not be going to the site of the attack in benghazi. they will stay in the capital to protect the...
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our next guest spent a great deal of time in libya. in fact she just left libya yesterday. joining us on the phone, ann marlow, a visiting fellow from the hudson institute and we'll get to your blog where you revealed questions and concerns about security in the country but you just talked to a friend on the ground there today. what's the reaction inside of libya to this knows of the ambassador being murdered? >> well, my friend who is a grand nephew of libya's former king idris, he is in benghazi. he actually just flew into benghazi from tripoli today and when he called me was at the courthouse square where the revolution had its symbolic beginnings and there is a demonstration right now what he estimated about 150 people carrying signs in both arabic and english attacking the people who killed chris stevens, saying that his help to the country deserved respect, saying that he was a friend of libya and condemning al qaeda. now the interesting thing of course is that it is a very small demonstration. when i was in benghazi last spring, you used to be able to get hundreds an
our next guest spent a great deal of time in libya. in fact she just left libya yesterday. joining us on the phone, ann marlow, a visiting fellow from the hudson institute and we'll get to your blog where you revealed questions and concerns about security in the country but you just talked to a friend on the ground there today. what's the reaction inside of libya to this knows of the ambassador being murdered? >> well, my friend who is a grand nephew of libya's former king idris, he is in...
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go back to libya. now he is returning home one last time, shep, having given his life trying to create a better post qaddafi libya. shep? >> shepard: jonathan, thank you. i want you to see these live images coming to us from cairo, egypt. i will let the pictures speak for themselves. our producers have been watching closely over the last minute as our newscast came on the air this evening and they have witnessed people throwing rocks and bottles and the like. general unrest. this is outside the american embassy in cairo. we have nothing to indicate at they have tried to penetrate that embassy. of course, security has been beefed up. but as to the murder of our ambassador, jonathan it, is the reporting that he was missing for a long time. and that nobody seemed to know where he was. further, that marines were not there to protect him at the time and that some of the locals actually took him to a hospital. >> yeah, that's right. what we know, shep, the initial attack occurred around 4:00 p.m. eastern. ar
go back to libya. now he is returning home one last time, shep, having given his life trying to create a better post qaddafi libya. shep? >> shepard: jonathan, thank you. i want you to see these live images coming to us from cairo, egypt. i will let the pictures speak for themselves. our producers have been watching closely over the last minute as our newscast came on the air this evening and they have witnessed people throwing rocks and bottles and the like. general unrest. this is...
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ambassador in libya. (chanting) >> meantime riots breaking out in tunisia where dozens of pro tests burning the american flag you suicide of the u.s. embassy. >> let's get the latest from our own gregg palkot who joins us live from london. a lot going on. what's the update? >> we were just speaking with a yemeni official. he tells me in fact the perimeter walls the security core done around the u.s. embassy in the capital of yemen have been breached by protestors. he says there was damage done to the embassy grounds. he says the situation is under control. as you noted there was damage done the flag taken down. some injuries some destruction to u.s. property in that area. that is happening while we were also watching in cairo egypt were protests have gone on through tonight into today. police trying to deal with that situation now firing tear gas into a crowd. the anger in yemen and cairo and the anger we are hearing about from other countries as you hear about stemming from the movie "made in the u.s." s
ambassador in libya. (chanting) >> meantime riots breaking out in tunisia where dozens of pro tests burning the american flag you suicide of the u.s. embassy. >> let's get the latest from our own gregg palkot who joins us live from london. a lot going on. what's the update? >> we were just speaking with a yemeni official. he tells me in fact the perimeter walls the security core done around the u.s. embassy in the capital of yemen have been breached by protestors. he says...
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that is the samuation in libya. those host nation forces are not capable of defending fixed installations and we need resources and keep those people safe or they shouldn't be when you think about the war in iraq. where did most of the anti-u.s. soldiers and militants come from? they came from benghazi. it is not like we didn't know there is it a problem >> look. every country in the region has a radical islamic movement that is operating inside of it. and they move fighters around you they make no mistake about it and final question. have we gained anything by our involvement in the middle east? should we change our strategy. and like any president wouldn't. given what is happening to us. and our policy now is unstate we saw it unfold over the last three plus years we are disengaging from the middle east. our friends say why aren't you standing here with us. look at iran. permitting them to have a nuclear weapon and we have a feckless policy that is not standing up to them and we are pulling out of iraq despite the
that is the samuation in libya. those host nation forces are not capable of defending fixed installations and we need resources and keep those people safe or they shouldn't be when you think about the war in iraq. where did most of the anti-u.s. soldiers and militants come from? they came from benghazi. it is not like we didn't know there is it a problem >> look. every country in the region has a radical islamic movement that is operating inside of it. and they move fighters around you...
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libya. track them down, and kill every terrorist involved. >> bill: all right. thanks very much. a reminder the colonel's book a very interesting read. democratic congressman will analyze the murders of the americans last night. dick morris on a bunch of new polling out today. some of it good news for mitt romney. we are coming right back from boston, massach >> bill: continuing now with the lead story, murder of the libyan ambassador to libya. christopher stevens and three other americans in benghazi, libya. joining us from washington louise gutierrez a member of the house intelligence committee. congressman, what say you? number one i'm mourning the death of a wonderful ambassador and three other americans condemning their death at the hands of extremist hands in libya. and and the same token i don't want to take a tragedy in libya and try to make political points out of it look, ambassador stevens was our uni have to the insurgent group before we got rid of colonel can qaddafi. in other w
libya. track them down, and kill every terrorist involved. >> bill: all right. thanks very much. a reminder the colonel's book a very interesting read. democratic congressman will analyze the murders of the americans last night. dick morris on a bunch of new polling out today. some of it good news for mitt romney. we are coming right back from boston, massach >> bill: continuing now with the lead story, murder of the libyan ambassador to libya. christopher stevens and three other...
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libya. track them down, and kill every terrorist involved. >> bill: all right. thanks very much. a reminder the colonel's book a very interesting read. democratic congressman will analyze the murders of the americans last night. dick morris on a bunch of new polling out today. some of it good news for mitt romney. we are coming right back from boston, massachusetts. >> continuing coverage of breaking news on fox news channel. i'm shepard smith in new york. and we're monitoring developments in libya. one day after attackers in benghazi killed the u.s.s. ambassador and three other americans. u.s. officials tell fox news tonight the pentagon is now moving two warships to the libyan coast for what it calls contingency purposes 50 marines heading to tripoli. u.s. lawmakers say killers may have been planning this for some time. >> it was a coordinated military-styled commando-type raid that had both direct fire and indirect fire. military movement involved in it. this was a well-planned, well-targ
libya. track them down, and kill every terrorist involved. >> bill: all right. thanks very much. a reminder the colonel's book a very interesting read. democratic congressman will analyze the murders of the americans last night. dick morris on a bunch of new polling out today. some of it good news for mitt romney. we are coming right back from boston, massachusetts. >> continuing coverage of breaking news on fox news channel. i'm shepard smith in new york. and we're monitoring...
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they killed four americans in libya. allen west is talking he is not happy at all with ambassador susan rice. >> when i rist ento do susan rice today several words came to mind, asinine, naive, inem president incompetent. when you look at the government the intelligence service put out a letter about potential threats and up riceings about a week before that. it was printed in the jerusalem post on 9-11. having been in a combat zone several times after 9-11 we were on a higher state of security and alertness on 9-11. should have been the exact same thing here. for susan rice to say this was not a rel coordinated attack. i have to ask her what her line of expertise and understand what a stance as well. the president in libya confirms that. >>> more on that every day as we continue to monitor the situation. >>> overnight at least 7 people were killed by a homicide bomber in baghdad. the attacker crashed into a car near the heavily secured green zone chth 26 people were injured and several other cars caught on fire. >>> a n
they killed four americans in libya. allen west is talking he is not happy at all with ambassador susan rice. >> when i rist ento do susan rice today several words came to mind, asinine, naive, inem president incompetent. when you look at the government the intelligence service put out a letter about potential threats and up riceings about a week before that. it was printed in the jerusalem post on 9-11. having been in a combat zone several times after 9-11 we were on a higher state of...
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consulate in libya. that's where our ambassador and three other americans were killed. rick folbaum in our new york city newsroom with how it unfolded. >> reporter: there are hot spots in several different places so we thought it would be helpful to go through the timeline where and when it broke out. it began in cairo tuesday, 12 noon east coast time here in the states. angry egyptians upset possibly over a anti-muslim video scaling the walls of the u.s. embassy there. burning the american flag. replacing it with a islamic flag. seven hours later that's when the violence broke out in libya where protesters stormed the u.s. consulate building in benghazi, torching the place and murdering the u.s. am bass door there chris stevens along with three other diplomats. stevens played a crucial role helping libyans after the overthrow of muammar qaddafi. embassy in libya's capital, tripoli put on lockdown. all non-essential staff evacuated. overnight in yemen, demonstrators flooding the ground of u.s. embassy in
consulate in libya. that's where our ambassador and three other americans were killed. rick folbaum in our new york city newsroom with how it unfolded. >> reporter: there are hot spots in several different places so we thought it would be helpful to go through the timeline where and when it broke out. it began in cairo tuesday, 12 noon east coast time here in the states. angry egyptians upset possibly over a anti-muslim video scaling the walls of the u.s. embassy there. burning the...
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ambassador to libya. he served twice previously in libya. he served as special representative to the libyan transitional national council from march 2011 to november 2011 during the libyan revolution. and is the deputy chief of mission from 2007 to 2009. in washington he served as director of the office of multi lateral nuclear and security affairs prior to joining the foreign service in 1991. he was an international trade lawyer in washington, d.c he taught english as a peace corps volunteer in morocco, born and raised in northern california. >> brian: to take that job, he had to be fearless and to go in there during the war and to serve in there after the war, he had to know the risk, but i have never met him, but didn't seem to bother him to the point where he didn't accept the position. >> steve: they were scaling the walls in cairo yesterday and in libya, i just wish they would have done more to tighten the security right then. i know we've got brave marines inside there and they would fight to the death. but still, they should have tig
ambassador to libya. he served twice previously in libya. he served as special representative to the libyan transitional national council from march 2011 to november 2011 during the libyan revolution. and is the deputy chief of mission from 2007 to 2009. in washington he served as director of the office of multi lateral nuclear and security affairs prior to joining the foreign service in 1991. he was an international trade lawyer in washington, d.c he taught english as a peace corps volunteer...
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we know there are all kinds of missing weapons in libya. we know it was lend. -- we know it was 9/11. but there was no "hot" intelligence. >>guest: i don't believe the white house had actionable intelligence about a specific attack in beach gaza but the bigger problem is we knew what the environment was. this is a problem where the state department which has primary responsibility for determining resources for security around their facilities overseas, they did not properly assess the risk. since the dust settled in libya, so the bottom line is we know al qaeda associates and like-minded groups have been operating in libya since the revolution started. we know there is a lot of heavy weaponry on the ground. we know it is chaos. to not devote more resources in benghazi where you know you will have long-term presence of consulate personnel and occasionally, you know, visits by senior embassy personnel, that crossed the lines. >>trace: but you just said, hindsight is 20/20 and you can monday morning quarterback the situation, but is it fair to
we know there are all kinds of missing weapons in libya. we know it was lend. -- we know it was 9/11. but there was no "hot" intelligence. >>guest: i don't believe the white house had actionable intelligence about a specific attack in beach gaza but the bigger problem is we knew what the environment was. this is a problem where the state department which has primary responsibility for determining resources for security around their facilities overseas, they did not properly...
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that is the samuation in libya. those host nation forces are not capable of defending fixed installations and we need resources and keep those people safe or they shouldn't be when you think about the war in iraq. where did most of the anti-u.s. soldiers and militants come from? they came from benghazi. it is not like we didn't know there is it a problem >> look. every country in the region has a radical islamic movement that is operating inside of it. and they move fighters around you they make no mistake about it and final question. have we gained anything by our involvement in the middle east? should we change our strategy. and like any president wouldn't. given what is happening to us. and our policy now is unstate we saw it unfold over the last three plus years we are disengaging from the middle east. our friends say why aren't you standing here with us. look at iran. permitting them to have a nuclear weapon and we have a feckless policy that is not standing up to them and we are pulling out of iraq despite the
that is the samuation in libya. those host nation forces are not capable of defending fixed installations and we need resources and keep those people safe or they shouldn't be when you think about the war in iraq. where did most of the anti-u.s. soldiers and militants come from? they came from benghazi. it is not like we didn't know there is it a problem >> look. every country in the region has a radical islamic movement that is operating inside of it. and they move fighters around you...
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libya. track them down, and kill every terrorist involved. >> bill: all right. thanks very much. a reminder the colonel's book a very interesting read. democratic congressman will analyze the murders of the americans last night. dick morris on a bunch of new polling out today. some of it good news for mitt romney. we are coming right back from boston, massach >>> a mob launched into a fiery rampage there yesterday. the attack killing the u.s. ambassador and killing three others as well. the white house is investigating whether the rampage was planned to mark the anniversary of the september 11th attacks or as a backlash to an antiislamic movie z a second night of violent demonstrations in cairo. and there are no specific threats to their safety at this point. i'm ainsley earhardt. back to the o'reilly factor, thanks for watching fox. this happy couple used capital one venture miles for their "destination wedding." double miles you can "actually" use. but with those single mile travel cards..
libya. track them down, and kill every terrorist involved. >> bill: all right. thanks very much. a reminder the colonel's book a very interesting read. democratic congressman will analyze the murders of the americans last night. dick morris on a bunch of new polling out today. some of it good news for mitt romney. we are coming right back from boston, massach >>> a mob launched into a fiery rampage there yesterday. the attack killing the u.s. ambassador and killing three others...
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consulate on benghazi, libya. that night the romney campaign releases a statement condemning the attacks, but criticizing the obama administration for the cairo embassy release about the anti-islam film. also that night, the white house disavows the original cairo embassy press release on the film. september 12. >> u.s. ambassador to libbia, our ambassador has been killed along with three other americans after a series of attacks. >> america's commitment to religious goes back to the very beginning of our nation. but let me be clear. there is no justification for this. none. >> overnight press release. >> governor romney do you think coming so soon after the events unfolded overnight was appropriate to be weighing in on this crisis as it's unfolding in real-time? >> the white house also said they tried to distance themselveses from the comment and not reflecting of their views up had the same reaction. >> rose garden minutes later. >> we will not waiver in the commitment to see that justice is done for the terribl
consulate on benghazi, libya. that night the romney campaign releases a statement condemning the attacks, but criticizing the obama administration for the cairo embassy release about the anti-islam film. also that night, the white house disavows the original cairo embassy press release on the film. september 12. >> u.s. ambassador to libbia, our ambassador has been killed along with three other americans after a series of attacks. >> america's commitment to religious goes back to...
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in libya. and today, solemn ceremony, bodies of ambassador chris stevens and three others arrived back at the joint base andrews. this was a moving ceremony. the president and the secretary of state attended and spoke. we'll start there. bring in panel. steve hayes, senior writer for the "weekly standard." susan miligan for u.s. news and world report. send syndicated contro columnist charles krauthammer. this video was first posted on youtube in july. the trailer, the beginning, posted in july. it has been the talk of the administration that this is the center. you talk to senator mccain and others briefed op capitol hill and they say the attack in libya was a different animal, that this was totally different. but yet you heard jay carney up at the white house. >> i have to say i find it extraordinary that jay carney would try to argue that the, these protests taking place on the is 11th anniversary of 9/11 were merely coincidental. one of the things when i hear him make the statement, trying t
in libya. and today, solemn ceremony, bodies of ambassador chris stevens and three others arrived back at the joint base andrews. this was a moving ceremony. the president and the secretary of state attended and spoke. we'll start there. bring in panel. steve hayes, senior writer for the "weekly standard." susan miligan for u.s. news and world report. send syndicated contro columnist charles krauthammer. this video was first posted on youtube in july. the trailer, the beginning,...
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consulate in libya. senior white house foreign affairs correspondent goal goal live at the state department with a timeline what we know so far. good morning, wendell. >> reporter: good morning martha. officials here say the attack at benghazi was well-planned and not just protest that inspired out of control as libyan authorities first played it. the consulate is collection of houses with an annex a short distance away. ambassador stevens, sean smith and security officer were only people in the main building when the attack began with rifles and rocket-propelled grenades about 10:00 tuesday night. a protest of an anti-islam film had been going on outside the compound for a couple of hours. the attack however didn't grow out of the protest officials think. they say stevens, smith and the officer officer, became separated when the main building was set on fire. they were trying to escape the smoke and flames. the officer made it to safety. came back a short while later. found smith dead but couldn't find
consulate in libya. senior white house foreign affairs correspondent goal goal live at the state department with a timeline what we know so far. good morning, wendell. >> reporter: good morning martha. officials here say the attack at benghazi was well-planned and not just protest that inspired out of control as libyan authorities first played it. the consulate is collection of houses with an annex a short distance away. ambassador stevens, sean smith and security officer were only people...
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>> after libya fell to have a high profile. libyan guards because it is inexcusable as chuck knows to have an embassy in that kind of situation without having marine guards which by the way are being sent there now. >> are we prooiivatizing the military now? >> the state department long relied on security. president karzai had attachments and after that had former seals private security. a lot of the leaders don't trust the people. what they want they want people that can trust and they bring in a lot of americans. >> what is going on in afghanistan? are troops killed by afghan police uniforms? >> i think that's a failed policy. if you have the people you are training turning the weapons on you it is a real problem. what you have to do is stop the program for a bit. you have to do a lot better at background checks and the people you are training which is very, very difficult in afghanistan or any other part of the world. but you can't -- can't have 50 deaths attributed to people who are training indicate that the training and/o
>> after libya fell to have a high profile. libyan guards because it is inexcusable as chuck knows to have an embassy in that kind of situation without having marine guards which by the way are being sent there now. >> are we prooiivatizing the military now? >> the state department long relied on security. president karzai had attachments and after that had former seals private security. a lot of the leaders don't trust the people. what they want they want people that can...
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i said this with libya. we didn't understand, we understand if you destroy the mechanism that governs of people of syria and libya. you destroy that country and now have chaos. we don't want it to happen in syria. >> gretchen: thank you so much. we have to continue now to follow the riots and we'll do that throughout the morning here and how they are already affecting your gas prices. >> brian: these are life pictures from cairo. this is not from yesterday or tuesday night when the may hem began. these are forecast and you are not getting rebukings, you are getting notification of the prime minister morsi. >> steve: we'll have the latest straight ahead. i'm jessica and this is my emergen-c. keeping up with the kids is tough, so i drink emergen-c. with vitamin c for immune support and b vitamins for natural energy, i'm ready for whatever they get into. get your free sample at myemergenc.com. stay healthy and feel the good. sven's home security gets the most rewards of any small business credit card! how does
i said this with libya. we didn't understand, we understand if you destroy the mechanism that governs of people of syria and libya. you destroy that country and now have chaos. we don't want it to happen in syria. >> gretchen: thank you so much. we have to continue now to follow the riots and we'll do that throughout the morning here and how they are already affecting your gas prices. >> brian: these are life pictures from cairo. this is not from yesterday or tuesday night when the...
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>>shepard: he was in libya when qadhafi fell. >>guest: he was in libya shortly africa deaf fell. >>shepard: did he ever discuss all of that? >>guest: he described him as some of the closest firefighting that he witnessed without being part of. none of it was geared toward him or the other americans there, it was just a lot of clean up in the streets and scuffling. >>shepard: he was working as a security officer for a private security firm, right? >>guest: yes. >>shepard: how long had that been going on? what specifically did he do? >>guest: he got out of the navy in 2005 after 10 years as a seal and he had been, since then, for seven years, working if private security on a three-month on, 1 1/2 month off, generally, basis, where he went to various countries including afghanistan, pakistan, yemen, mostly, and mexico, contracting for the government. >>shepard: you always worried. >>guest: he was putting himself at risk. >>shepard: it must have been something he loved doing? >>guest: he felt it was valuable. he was good at what he did. he wanted someone who was good at what they did
>>shepard: he was in libya when qadhafi fell. >>guest: he was in libya shortly africa deaf fell. >>shepard: did he ever discuss all of that? >>guest: he described him as some of the closest firefighting that he witnessed without being part of. none of it was geared toward him or the other americans there, it was just a lot of clean up in the streets and scuffling. >>shepard: he was working as a security officer for a private security firm, right? >>guest:...
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megyn: breaking developments in libya. in just the last hour or so a top libyan official calling the libyan attack as a carefully planned two-prongd attack timed to take place on september 11. libya's deputy interior minister said militants used militants protesting this anti-islam movie as cover for operations at our consulate in benghazi. as the fbi refines its search there are new questions as to what egyptian security forces were doing while the attack on the egyptian embassy was in motion and what the libyans were doing wet attack there was taking place. libyan officials say u.s. ambassador christopher stevens and sean smith were killed in the first attack in benghazi. a navy seal was killed and 30 other people were wounded. >> reporter: within the last hour hour the state department confirming the investigation is being led with by libyan authorities. the state department remains cautious wit comes to assigning blame. >> as we said yesterday when we were on background, we are very cautious withdrawing any conclusions
megyn: breaking developments in libya. in just the last hour or so a top libyan official calling the libyan attack as a carefully planned two-prongd attack timed to take place on september 11. libya's deputy interior minister said militants used militants protesting this anti-islam movie as cover for operations at our consulate in benghazi. as the fbi refines its search there are new questions as to what egyptian security forces were doing while the attack on the egyptian embassy was in motion...
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rescue benghazi day today that libya's worth our staying the course? >> well, obviously it is worth our trying to be involved in the middle east. i think part of the problem of this administration is that they have had a hands off approach in syria. they didn't do much when the iranians took to the streets and it took them awhile to get involved in libya. i wrote columns calling for u.s. support in libya before the president was able to make himself at least give some limited support. i think the problem is a lot of our friends, a a lot of the people in those countries who are moderates and i think in many places that is the majority of the population they feel that we cut and run when things get difficult and we are not good and loyola friend loyd so they risk their lives trying to stand for democracy. i think we should be more involved, not less involved. >> geraldo: jackie and kristine, i want to ask both of you because you have grown up in the public eye so to speak and your privacy has been violated time and time again. have you heard that cnn has
rescue benghazi day today that libya's worth our staying the course? >> well, obviously it is worth our trying to be involved in the middle east. i think part of the problem of this administration is that they have had a hands off approach in syria. they didn't do much when the iranians took to the streets and it took them awhile to get involved in libya. i wrote columns calling for u.s. support in libya before the president was able to make himself at least give some limited support. i...
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more funding for libya. it is worth $20 million i believe we have got another amount of money $1.6 million. a lot of your colleagues have said enough already. enough, enough, enough, what do you think? >> i can understand that. i think the money going to libya would be minimum or nonexistent. their oil production is up to where it was when qaddafi was in power. in egypt they have enormous difficulties obviously economically. we have to be jude dish shoes as to how we use tax payer's dollars. i can guarantee you if if we take action that makes enemies out of that part of the world, we will pay a very heavy price over time. and i know americans are hurting, but i believe in the case of libya they have every opportunity over time to have a functioning democracy that is a friend of america, and i think that egypt is so important, it's the heart and soul of the muslim world. so it matters to us what happens in egypt. and i understand the frustration, the anger and the sorrow that the american people are feeling t
more funding for libya. it is worth $20 million i believe we have got another amount of money $1.6 million. a lot of your colleagues have said enough already. enough, enough, enough, what do you think? >> i can understand that. i think the money going to libya would be minimum or nonexistent. their oil production is up to where it was when qaddafi was in power. in egypt they have enormous difficulties obviously economically. we have to be jude dish shoes as to how we use tax payer's...
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marines to libya to provide security. rage is exploding across the muslim world as fox reports tonight. rage directed squarely at americans. now we're learning about a u.s. intelligence bulletin, one that warns the violence could be red to america by extremist groups looking to recruit and exploit anger. in other words, they could bring it over here. apparently because of this video that ridiculed islam and its prophet mohammed and put that prophet in awful situations in this video, although whether that's the real cause is open question. but today the secretary of state hillary clinton made clear her feelings on that video. >> we absolutely reject its content and message. and we have the greatest respect for people of faith. to us, to me personally, this video is disgusting and reprehensible. >> shep: secretary president clinton did add there is no justification for responding to this video with violence. she made no mention of whether terrorists attacked this on another 9-11 when they killed our ambassador. this is the
marines to libya to provide security. rage is exploding across the muslim world as fox reports tonight. rage directed squarely at americans. now we're learning about a u.s. intelligence bulletin, one that warns the violence could be red to america by extremist groups looking to recruit and exploit anger. in other words, they could bring it over here. apparently because of this video that ridiculed islam and its prophet mohammed and put that prophet in awful situations in this video, although...
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libya's leaders are ordering all militias to be disbanded and giving them 48 hours to do that. this comes in more of the wake of protests in benghazi. they are lashing out over the powerful groups that control controlling the cooling. i'm jamie colby. >> i'm kelly wright in for eric shawn. >> two groups are expected that killed a u.s. ambassador. our greg palkot is streaming live from tripoli with the latest developments in libya. >> reporter: remarkable. we have been watching the government seeming to crack down on the militants. they have been causing so many problems and it might have something to do with the killing of the ambassador and other americans. we have been watching an outpouring of violence. we saw compounds being ransacked. we saw protestors and militia members being killed, being injured. by monday night according to the government all the armed gangs have to get into line. they have to give up weapons and follow orders from the government. one of key targets of this is the islamist militant group, they have left two different cities. they are directly expected
libya's leaders are ordering all militias to be disbanded and giving them 48 hours to do that. this comes in more of the wake of protests in benghazi. they are lashing out over the powerful groups that control controlling the cooling. i'm jamie colby. >> i'm kelly wright in for eric shawn. >> two groups are expected that killed a u.s. ambassador. our greg palkot is streaming live from tripoli with the latest developments in libya. >> reporter: remarkable. we have been watching...
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bill: we know about the town in libya and in eastern libya where apparently there is a new al-sharia, ansar al-sharia which is this new group that cropped up there. by talking about that, i was very struck yesterday i know you had a strong reaction to, when hillary clinton came out and kept going on about this movie and how what it mistake it would be to assume the united states has anything to do with the production of this movie. i thought, what, why was she doing that do you think? >> i don't know. i honestly, the movie is a sidebar to this whole thing. these two attacks against the egyptian, american embassy in cairo and in benghazi libya, they were well-planned and well-organized and planned in advance. there is evidence that the egyptian government knew several days in advance. even if you have a little common sense, gee, september 11th, maybe we think there might be something happening. instead of being about the fact this was an act of war against the united states, that she somehow apologizing for the movie, this is sent exactly the wrong movie. this is time when president ob
bill: we know about the town in libya and in eastern libya where apparently there is a new al-sharia, ansar al-sharia which is this new group that cropped up there. by talking about that, i was very struck yesterday i know you had a strong reaction to, when hillary clinton came out and kept going on about this movie and how what it mistake it would be to assume the united states has anything to do with the production of this movie. i thought, what, why was she doing that do you think? >>...
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, not the government or people of libya, i hope that is true. if you get back to one part and coordination, somebody had to know where the ambassador was and somebody tipped them off and maybe it is true that the libyans tried to help him, to get him to the hospital. but there is a lot more here that meets the eye. they should have backed off for a minute. >> bob: one thing we do know this brigade that was put obama in front of the same consulate six months ago and took credit for it. it's not surprising to me they have the intelligence and the ability to do that. and use this. maybe now somebody stirred up the crowds so they would get the diversion. >> dana: either paid or organized in a way they -- >> bob: organize a couple thousands. >> eric: on 9/11? on 9/11, c'mon. >> bob: sure. i'm not -- i'm saying it was for 9/11. that's what i'm saying. >> eric: clearly. >> andrea: you talk about they were fighting for free speech in tahrir square. but do we know if they were really fighting for that? or were they fighting for jobs and higher food price
, not the government or people of libya, i hope that is true. if you get back to one part and coordination, somebody had to know where the ambassador was and somebody tipped them off and maybe it is true that the libyans tried to help him, to get him to the hospital. but there is a lot more here that meets the eye. they should have backed off for a minute. >> bob: one thing we do know this brigade that was put obama in front of the same consulate six months ago and took credit for it....
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the calling of our ambassador to libya is the best. and adding that the ultimate goal was to banish them from the embassy what do we know about the new threat. >> harris, this comes on a day that started in days past with many mideast leaders calling on muslims not to be dragged in the violence or anger and then we hear from al-qaida in yemen and urging followers to attack more embassies and western areas in the region time to set the fires burning and that was not the case in india. there was a protest in cas - kashmir. and one that read. beed had the man who insulted our religion in syria hundreds gathered where the ambassador was with drawn because of concerns it was too dangerous. and syria held signs was accusing the u.s. of. >> and they marched in a highway behipped the fence from the u.s. embassy in qatar. they carried signs and chanted anti-american slogans. but no violence. >> we are hearing about violence protest in the australia >> exact low. there have been as you know a dozen deaths in the region from the protest. and hund
the calling of our ambassador to libya is the best. and adding that the ultimate goal was to banish them from the embassy what do we know about the new threat. >> harris, this comes on a day that started in days past with many mideast leaders calling on muslims not to be dragged in the violence or anger and then we hear from al-qaida in yemen and urging followers to attack more embassies and western areas in the region time to set the fires burning and that was not the case in india....
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to disengage from libya. it is clear that while some republicans are attacking the white house there is disputes among republicans about how to move forward here. >> shepard: ed henry live on the north lawn tonight. thank you. >>> a huge construction crane impails the side of a school bus during a crash, trapping the bus driver in the wreckage. that tops our news across america. oregon. emergency responders say the crane was on the back of a flat bed truck at time of the crash and took 20 minutes to get the driver out safely. no kids inside. he just dropped them off at school. the driver went to the hospital complaining of neck and shoulder pain. >>> south carolina. police in the western corner of the state looking for two men they say held up a woman at knifepoint as she held a yard sale. neighbors say the pair scoped out the place first. >> she kept telling them there was nothing for sale in the shed. finally they left. >> then they came back after other folks left. >> they said i want your money. >> police
to disengage from libya. it is clear that while some republicans are attacking the white house there is disputes among republicans about how to move forward here. >> shepard: ed henry live on the north lawn tonight. thank you. >>> a huge construction crane impails the side of a school bus during a crash, trapping the bus driver in the wreckage. that tops our news across america. oregon. emergency responders say the crane was on the back of a flat bed truck at time of the crash...
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egypt and libya. if we pull the funding without's thorough investigation as to what will happen that will throw gasoline on the fire. we don't need to spend money on advertising. people who are here and we need a congressional relationship. and they help the united states and fight samoa and we are reluctant to take that step. egyptians changed the tune. >> the senate voted it down. >> i think that we are not throwing good money after bad. the president was firm with egyptian president morsi when their response was not what we thought it should be. and i think that we are going to see more of that. it is not fair to say he apologized for the film. he said it was reprehensible but said it is no excuse for violence. it isn't. we need to continue foreign aid because it is in our best interest but not throw good money after bad. each of these countries need to be assessed. >> congressman frank. we'll ask you about this when the stakes remain high. >> i can't emphasize how dangerous it is of affirming the
egypt and libya. if we pull the funding without's thorough investigation as to what will happen that will throw gasoline on the fire. we don't need to spend money on advertising. people who are here and we need a congressional relationship. and they help the united states and fight samoa and we are reluctant to take that step. egyptians changed the tune. >> the senate voted it down. >> i think that we are not throwing good money after bad. the president was firm with egyptian...
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let's just take egypt and libya for a minute. the governments of those countries failed in their fundamental responsibility to prec our diplomats and our embassy, yet there is no word from the president on that failure. it leads to the issue whether libya elements in the libyan and egyptian governments were not compliceit in these actions. >> greta: we are continuing to watch the pictures. you can't take your eyes off them and the very sad news, ambassador stevens was the u.s. envoy to the opposition in libbia. only four months ago, he was appointed ambassador to libya. he recorded this staiment state department video. >> my name is chris stevens, i am the new u.s. ambassador to libiasm i am in washington, preparing for my assignment, as i walk around the monuments and memorials, celebrating the courageous men and women, i am reminded that we went through challenging periods, when america was divided by a bitter civil war 150 years ago. >> greta: it breaks your heart this, man doing so much for the libyans and for us here at home
let's just take egypt and libya for a minute. the governments of those countries failed in their fundamental responsibility to prec our diplomats and our embassy, yet there is no word from the president on that failure. it leads to the issue whether libya elements in the libyan and egyptian governments were not compliceit in these actions. >> greta: we are continuing to watch the pictures. you can't take your eyes off them and the very sad news, ambassador stevens was the u.s. envoy to...
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consulate in libya. that's according to the u.s. intelligence officials who told fox news al-qaeda was likely involved in the attack. this is the guy. he was leased during the administration of president bush. according to his confidential file, which the web site wikileaks released, back in 2007, the military turned him over to libya on the condition that the former dictator there, moammar gadhafi, would keep him in jail. clearly he did not. jonathan hunt is with us. >> he is from the coast of libya, east from benghazi. that obviously is significant because that, benghazi, is where the consulate attack took place. he was originally a member of what's called the libyan islamic fighting group, but left in 1993 and went to train at a camp run by osama bin laden in afghanistan. in 1998, he joined the taliban in pakistan and in 2001, after the 9-11 attacks, he was arrested by the pakinstani and handed over to the u.s. in 2002, he was transferred to guantanamo bay and a report from officials there in 2005 des
consulate in libya. that's according to the u.s. intelligence officials who told fox news al-qaeda was likely involved in the attack. this is the guy. he was leased during the administration of president bush. according to his confidential file, which the web site wikileaks released, back in 2007, the military turned him over to libya on the condition that the former dictator there, moammar gadhafi, would keep him in jail. clearly he did not. jonathan hunt is with us. >> he is from the...
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consulate in libya. intelligence sources says the attack appears to be a joint operation orchestrated by an al-qaeda affiliate in north africa and militia in benghazi. new information conflicting with the white house claims that was spontaneous to a film produced in the u.s. i'm arthel nevil and back to fox news watch. >> it appears thanks to a freedom of information act request that we have the proof. department of justice conspired with the far left media matters website to attack the department of justice critics. fox news correspondent james rosen has that story. >> reporter: six months ago judson phillips advanced the claim hotly disputed by the obama administration that operation fast and furious was designed to usher in draconian gun control laws. someone was watching closely because tracy smaller e-mailed a transcript to deputy research director of media matters. you see this, he wrote. completely false. wide receiver, hernandez, launched under a the george bush administration put this to a lie.
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consulate in libya? why does the official story keep changing, as new anti-american violence erupts in another country? this is "special report." ♪ ♪ >> bret: good evening, i'm bret baier. we'll have team coverage of the account of deadly attack on americans in a minute. first, pakistanis took to the street to protest, encouraged by the government. what transpired quickly turned violent and then deadly. across pakistan. at least 19 people died today in the worst anti-american protest going on in half a dozen countries in the region. the total debt count since the protection began stands at 49 now. correspondent leland vittert is watching the developing story from cairo. >> from pakistan to iran, sri lanka to lebanon, iraq to india, american flag and effigies of president obama burned. riot police battled for control of the street. and walls of tear gas protected american embassies around the muslim world from an all-out attack. in bangladesh, protesters carried a flag-grapeed box reading coffin of ob
consulate in libya? why does the official story keep changing, as new anti-american violence erupts in another country? this is "special report." ♪ ♪ >> bret: good evening, i'm bret baier. we'll have team coverage of the account of deadly attack on americans in a minute. first, pakistanis took to the street to protest, encouraged by the government. what transpired quickly turned violent and then deadly. across pakistan. at least 19 people died today in the worst...
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consulate in libya. top lawmakers are demanding answers from the obama administration exactly what happened that night in benghazi and why the f.b.i. still can't get in to investigate the september 11th attacks more than two weeks later. this as we're learning more details how relaxed security appear to have been there. good morning. >> jamie: i'm jamie colby. it's always great to have you here. that deadly terror attack killed four americans, u.s. ambassador chris stevens, two former navy seals and information management officer. peter doocy is live with more on the ongoing investigation. what is the latest. >> reporter: the latest is f.b.i. agents are still within not the city limits of benghazi. so the investigation into the attack has not fully started yet even though it's been 19 days since the attacks. republican senator bob corker who sits on the foreign relations committee is curious that thought it was safe enough for u.s. ambassador to have such lighted security three weeks ago but not safe eno
consulate in libya. top lawmakers are demanding answers from the obama administration exactly what happened that night in benghazi and why the f.b.i. still can't get in to investigate the september 11th attacks more than two weeks later. this as we're learning more details how relaxed security appear to have been there. good morning. >> jamie: i'm jamie colby. it's always great to have you here. that deadly terror attack killed four americans, u.s. ambassador chris stevens, two former...
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navy destroyer and one more coming off the coast of libya. and overhead, surveillance drones tracking events and the eastern side of the country. in fact, yesterday, the report is that islamist militants fired at those surveillance drones and actually shut down the airport on the eastern side of the country for a couple of hours. it just shows again how complex the terror manhunt will be and how dangerous it can be. security is not good. the terrain is very difficult. the government says it wants to help. there are new reports just in the past couple hours of a further roundup of suspects who might have been at the scene of the consultate but often the government in libya is at the mercy of the militants that could be responsible for the tragic event. harris? >> boy, have we seen that play out. who truer words spoken. greg palkot, thank you very much. with our consultate hit and rioters climbing up the walls and over the grounds, al-qaeda in the arabian peninsula says it wants to see more of it. in a statement posted online the terror group c
navy destroyer and one more coming off the coast of libya. and overhead, surveillance drones tracking events and the eastern side of the country. in fact, yesterday, the report is that islamist militants fired at those surveillance drones and actually shut down the airport on the eastern side of the country for a couple of hours. it just shows again how complex the terror manhunt will be and how dangerous it can be. security is not good. the terrain is very difficult. the government says it...
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consulate in libya. the u.s. ambassador and three others were killed in tuesday's assault in benghazi. today u.n. ambassador susan wright says the attack was spontaneous and not planned. house intelligence committee mike rogers says too soon to tell. classified information makes you stop for a minute and cause. whether it was sparked by on-line video rocking prophet mohammed. >> we are of the view that this is not an expression of hostility in the broadest sense toward the united states or u.s. policy. it is a reaction to this video and it is a hateful video that had nothing to do with the united states. if we all rallied behind the i video pe will make diplomatic mistakes if that's the only reason we are showing up at the embassy to conduct acts of violence. >> he says there are too many coincidences the fact that it was the anniversary of 9-11. in view of ambassador write a protest over the video was hijacked by clusters of extremists the fbi trying to sort it all out. now to gregg palkot of tunisia. >> the wor
consulate in libya. the u.s. ambassador and three others were killed in tuesday's assault in benghazi. today u.n. ambassador susan wright says the attack was spontaneous and not planned. house intelligence committee mike rogers says too soon to tell. classified information makes you stop for a minute and cause. whether it was sparked by on-line video rocking prophet mohammed. >> we are of the view that this is not an expression of hostility in the broadest sense toward the united states...
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consulate in the eastern part of libya. it was a tumultuous event in libya. we have run into a lot in this region, according to the secretary, secretary clinton, he was committed to american values and interests. it is believed by islamists and others, it started off as a protest. it got a lot of traction in the internet throughout the region. then things got very violent. he was hit by machine-gun fire, it is believed the ambassador was killed and others were killed as they were fleeing in a vehicle. libyan officials today saying that they would apologize. one has strong allegiance with al qaeda. we are active in this turbulent post- qadhafi area. this is helping the investigation of the at the very least, to investigate. the region is on high alert. a protest outside of tanisha. and algeria, warning americans against any unnecessary travel. officials in afghanistan tamping things down as well as they can interpret it looks like the danger is far from passing. megyn: we have seen the violence in egypt. you have been in cairo many times. would he think they s
consulate in the eastern part of libya. it was a tumultuous event in libya. we have run into a lot in this region, according to the secretary, secretary clinton, he was committed to american values and interests. it is believed by islamists and others, it started off as a protest. it got a lot of traction in the internet throughout the region. then things got very violent. he was hit by machine-gun fire, it is believed the ambassador was killed and others were killed as they were fleeing in a...
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but have you to support libya. she is -- she is happy with the way, how the libyans handled the issue, how the government -- i happening the thing that is very clear, this is want government or people of libya behind this attack. this attack is a very small, stupid people. >> greta: tell me, what do you make of the fact that there are protests in yemen and in cairo, besides just in libya. do you have any connection between the protests? >> well, of course, the connection, i think is the movie. i believe.. -- >> greta: but the movie's just -- i mean, the movie was -- is... not done by american government. people know that, right? >> it is very difficult to distinguish in the middle-east now. because of the different system that we have. anything that comes from a country and they -- they believe that the government is responsible for that because they tried to make it very clear by the administration. but i believe strongly that what is behind this and the protest against the american embassy and all over some count
but have you to support libya. she is -- she is happy with the way, how the libyans handled the issue, how the government -- i happening the thing that is very clear, this is want government or people of libya behind this attack. this attack is a very small, stupid people. >> greta: tell me, what do you make of the fact that there are protests in yemen and in cairo, besides just in libya. do you have any connection between the protests? >> well, of course, the connection, i think is...
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consulate in libya. the obama administration privately briefing members of congress about the assault that killed four americans. afterwards, lawmakers from both parties expressing frustration and criticism. arizona senator john mccain say they are still blaming an anti-islam video for triggering attack. >> i'm stunned that they thought that it was some kind of spontaneous demonstration. but the point is that they still are blaming the video and they have a fundamental misunderstanding. they believe that it was the video. it's not the video. >> reporter: california congressman buck mckeown is republican and chairman of the house armed services committee. he took part in the briefing and joins us live this morning. congressman, thank you. senator corker emerged from the meeting. he called it useless and worthless. were you equally aggrieved when you emerged from that meeting? >> yeah. the idea, that they have been telling us for a week that there was a demonstration that spun out of control when everybody
consulate in libya. the obama administration privately briefing members of congress about the assault that killed four americans. afterwards, lawmakers from both parties expressing frustration and criticism. arizona senator john mccain say they are still blaming an anti-islam video for triggering attack. >> i'm stunned that they thought that it was some kind of spontaneous demonstration. but the point is that they still are blaming the video and they have a fundamental misunderstanding....
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what really happened in libya that day? and why is the administration so dead set on telling us that it was part of protests about a video? we're going to continue digging on that question this afternoon. >>> and with american diplomatic missions under attack overseas, the white house is now having to detail how it would implement more than $50 billion worth of defense cuts. i mean, it's over $100 billion total that they need to cut from our budget, including half from our defense budget. all this set to take effect in a little more than 12 weeks. they've offered their proposal, they themselves call it irresponsible, but they say they have to do it. lou dobbs walks us through the fallout right after the break. >>> and windy city teachers say they may be close to a deal to end their historic teachers' strike. just ahead, why they say they need more time, and why the city says the union is just stalling. i love how clean my mouth is now. but why doesn't it last? well, plaque quickly stts to grow back. [ dr. rahmany ] introduc
what really happened in libya that day? and why is the administration so dead set on telling us that it was part of protests about a video? we're going to continue digging on that question this afternoon. >>> and with american diplomatic missions under attack overseas, the white house is now having to detail how it would implement more than $50 billion worth of defense cuts. i mean, it's over $100 billion total that they need to cut from our budget, including half from our defense...
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even the approach in libya. he pulled back from it and nato found themselves in a stalemate with a third-rate military force for four months. that was outrageous. all our friend in the region see all that and say what is america doing? are they going to stand by us as the iranians reach out more into the region as the radical islamists do? that's what's going on. when you talk to the leaders in the region, they will tell you that america is pulling away, they are disengage and we are not certain we'll be able to count on them in the future. megyn: general jack keane. thank you, sir. any moment now president obama will speak about the crisis gripping the middle east. we are told he will be commenting live right here moment away. we'll bring those comments to you. and as the unrest spreads to places like gaza and east jerusalem, that's new today, just in. we'll look at what the president said last year about the arab spring and how that stacks up with what we are seeing today. in many of the same cities he mention
even the approach in libya. he pulled back from it and nato found themselves in a stalemate with a third-rate military force for four months. that was outrageous. all our friend in the region see all that and say what is america doing? are they going to stand by us as the iranians reach out more into the region as the radical islamists do? that's what's going on. when you talk to the leaders in the region, they will tell you that america is pulling away, they are disengage and we are not...
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not one story in the "new york times" about libya. let alone terrorism angle. not a story in here about libya. this seems strange. i don't know. am i wrong? >> the newspaper of record ought to have a story. the administration narrative here is collapsing. it doesn't work anymore. nobody believes it. you did have some other outlet, reuters had a tough piece saying what the administration arguing is at odds with what we now know to be factual at odds with what the administration claimed. cbs news followed up with a report that fox had three days earlier, that there were, in fact, no protests in benghazi. just didn't happen. cbs news reported that today as well. >> bret: i should point out i would have held up the "washington post" but you had a libya story. >> i was going to say. >> bret: you are all good. >> somebody stick up for "the post." >> bret: next up 2012 and how it factors in. keep it here. >>> i think i learned lessons in the last four years and the most important lesson i learned is that you can't change washington from the inside. you can only change
not one story in the "new york times" about libya. let alone terrorism angle. not a story in here about libya. this seems strange. i don't know. am i wrong? >> the newspaper of record ought to have a story. the administration narrative here is collapsing. it doesn't work anymore. nobody believes it. you did have some other outlet, reuters had a tough piece saying what the administration arguing is at odds with what we now know to be factual at odds with what the administration...
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stevens a friend of libya. in addition to ambassador stevens, three other americans were murdered in that assault. yesterday intel sources told fox news they are convinced this attack is directly tied to al-qaeda and, what's more, they believe the man who led it is a former gitmo detainee. a libyan who was released from gitmo back in 2007, he was only transferred to libyan custody on the condition that he would stay in jail. obviously, that did not happen. according to another gitmo detainee, this man has direct ties, or did, to usama bin laden. >>> fox news alert now as we look at a controversial report suggesting that the united states of america has been approached about possibly releasing or transferring a key conspirator in the 1993 world trade center bombing, said to be the mastermind of it. a man whose incarceration may have inspired the storming of the u.s. embassy in cairo just last week on september 11th. omar abdel rackman, also known as the blind sheikh, was the spiritual adviser behind the world tr
stevens a friend of libya. in addition to ambassador stevens, three other americans were murdered in that assault. yesterday intel sources told fox news they are convinced this attack is directly tied to al-qaeda and, what's more, they believe the man who led it is a former gitmo detainee. a libyan who was released from gitmo back in 2007, he was only transferred to libyan custody on the condition that he would stay in jail. obviously, that did not happen. according to another gitmo detainee,...